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Reposted by Marianne Bitler, Janet Gornick, Steven Schmidt

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PAA and the Association of Population Centers express alarm about recent events in which federal agencies have been purging scientific and statistical data from publicly available portals and websites. Read our full statement: www.populationassociation.org/blogs/paa-we...
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by Marianne Bitler

Inspiring trans rally in Arkansas this weekend. For pride, be an ally to your trans/NB/GNC people.
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Reposted by Marianne Bitler

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The slate of candidates for the 2025 AEA election has been announced. Balloting will open on August 1, 2025. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/news/2025-ae...
Slate of Candidates for the 2025 AEA Election
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Reposted by Marianne Bitler, Kathleen J. Mullen, Narayan Sastry

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Urge congressional leaders to restore funding for SSA's Retirement and Disability Research Consortium. Read and sign the letter here:

Individual: form.jotform.com/250574954215...
Organization: form.jotform.com/250574414595...
Individual Sign-on to PAA SSA Letter
Please click the link to complete this form.
form.jotform.com
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Reposted by Marianne Bitler

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..."These changes are far ranging and if they are not reversed they will have very important consequences for NIH-funded research generally and for the NBER in particular."
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Reposted by Marianne Bitler

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A version has been preserved by a kind soul at doi.org/10.3886/E217...
CDC National Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2015-2023
doi.org
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Reposted by Marianne Bitler, Martha Starr

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HIRING: The Chicago Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) anticipates hiring a Research Administrator for their branch lab located on the University of Chicago campus. More info & application here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/universityof...

#EconSky #EconJobMarket
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Reposted by Marianne Bitler

*new research from NEWS project*
Using linked survey, census, admin and commercial data, we aim to produce the best estimates of income & poverty in the US.

We find disposable median hhld income is 7.1% higher and SPM poverty is 2.4pp lower than 2018 survey-based estimates. (1/n)
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Reposted by Marianne Bitler, Laura Wherry, Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia

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Based on feedback from past participants, potential applicants, and mentors, the CeMENT workshop will now be held June 30 - July 2, 2025, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. To apply, go to: www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
Deadline to apply is March 15.
CeMENT: Mentoring for Junior Faculty
www.aeaweb.org
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Reposted by Marianne Bitler, Mary C. Waters

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The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research!

That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
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by Marianne Bitler

IMHO, many economists also do not pay as much attention as they ought to to how the data were collected, what they are representative of, and what patterns of missingness there are. This is true for administrative and proprietary data as well as survey data.
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Reposted by Marianne Bitler

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📉📈 via @ckrafftc

Research in Labor Economics (RLE) is planning a volume highlighting research on New Developments in Labor Economics. The editors Solomon Polachek and @ben_elsner are soliciting up to ten new papers showcasing new developments in #laborEconomics. … 1/2
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Research in Labor Economics (RLE) Submission Deadline November 29, 2024 Notification Deadline December 15, 2024 Research in Labor Economics (RLE) is planning to publish a volume highlighting research on New Developments in Labor Economics. The editors Solomon Polachek (SUNY Binghamton and IZA) and Benjamin Elsner (University College Dublin and IZA) are soliciting up to ten new papers showcasing new developments in labor economics. They welcome submissions tackling new questions as well as submissions that look at traditional labor economics questions with new methods and/or interesting new data. The editors seek to publish papers from a broad range of topics, for example: The impact of new technologies on the labor market New findings on the influence of labor market institutions New developments in research on migration Measuring labor market dynamics with new data Taxation, labor supply, and inequality Education, skill formation, and the labor market Gender and the labor market New developments in personnel economics In order to meet the publication deadline, please submit a detailed abstract (full papers are even more desirable) by November 29, 2024, to the RLE website:
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by Aaron Sojourner — Reposted by Marianne Bitler

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Researchers: Have you ever wondered how to best provide your input on draft Federal gov't regulations or policies? How to maneuver the Federal Register Notice process to give a public comment?
OMB's Office of Info. & Regulatory Affairs is hosting a training on how to write effective public comments
Meeting Registration - Zoom
pitc.zoomgov.com
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Reposted by Marianne Bitler

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DCSWEP and SGE are co-sponsoring virtual mentoring event - Jobs for Economists: Beyond Academia, targeted toward graduate students interested in pursuing non-academic careers in the field of economics. Oct 14 @ Noon EDT. To register, us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Jobs for Economists: Beyond Academia. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Jobs for Economists: Beyond Academia. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
us02web.zoom.us
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by Marianne Bitler

AEA's CSQIEP is launching a new round of our standing 1 on 1 mentoring program for queer PhD students/early career folks. Find out more/apply here to be a mentee or a mentor by 10/15: sites.google.com/view/csqiep-...
oost/share with your networks!
CSQIEP Mentoring
Thank you for your interest in participating in the Committee on the Status of LGBTQ+ Individuals in the Economics Profession (CSQIEP) Mentorship Program. Below, you will find a description of this pr...
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by Marianne Bitler

9/23 is bisexual+ visibility day. According to Gallup, this includes a large share of Gen Zers and of college students. Be kind to them fellow academics. It includes some of us "olds" too.
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Hi all! The @aeainformation.bsky.social CSMGEP holds a great event at ASSA that brings together junior scholars who identify as URM along with senior leaders in the field for networking. Apply by Nov 1! Info here:
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
Please share with your networks. #EconSky
Small Group Breakfast Meeting for URM Scholars
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Reposted by Marianne Bitler

The deadline to apply to the W.E. Upjohn Institute’s dissertation award is soon! Please apply if your dissertation is on policy-relevant & employment-related issues! Link: upjohn.org/sites/defaul...
#EconSky @upjohninstitute.bsky.social @aaronsojourner.org
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Reposted by Marianne Bitler

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🚨New working paper!🚨 Non-Binary Gender Economics. Gender econ has almost exclusively measured gender as binary. But 1+ million people in US identify as non-binary. Nat'l Academies + American Psych Assn recommend better measurement of gender v. bio sex. www.nber.org/papers/w32222 Thread: (1/n)
Non-Binary Gender Economics
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
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by Marianne Bitler

Great opportunity @ U Wisc.'s Center for Demography & Ecology! CALL FOR APPLICATIONS! We invite U.S.-based scholars from underrepresented populations to apply to our 2024-2025 Visiting Scholars Program! Short app:
cde.wisc.edu/research/cde...
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by Marianne Bitler

NBER training opportunity led by Jetson Leder-Luis (BU) and Sebastian Tello Trillo (UVA, @sebastiantt.bsky.social) for grad students who want to study health and aging economics, and who come from an under-represented or non-traditional group. See the link for more info: www.nber.org/calls-papers...
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by Marianne Bitler

Today is #BiVisibilityDay. Fellow academics, Gallup's recent poll suggests 15% of Gen Z (their definition, born 1997-2003) are bisexual. Be kind to your queer students. Bi+/pan students, you aren't alone in the academy (bi+ woman professor from Gen X here).
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Good to be here-thanks Jonah!
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